She was arrested earlier this year after prosecutors charged that she was running an elite escort business and had made $15 million over the past decade.

The 44-year-old has always denied the charges, saying that she was in the match-making business for New York professionals. If convicted she faces up to seven years in prison.

"The nightmare of her bond ends today, and trial preparation begins tomorrow morning," said her lawyer, Norman Pattis, adding that they were looking forward to "when we walk out of this courtroom when we hear a verdict of 'not guilty.'"